Todd Rundgren's faithful translation of classic Dutch Christmas song, Flappie

[garethb2]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/03/todd-rundgrens-faithful-translation-of-classic-dutch-christmas-song-flappie.html

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[4thAce]

This is messed up

[X_Expat]

Wow, uh, that’s… something.

Is this really a “Classic” Dutch Christmas song? Or is it more along the line of, “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer?”

[Captain_Igloo]

I’m not familiar with “grandma got run over by a reindeer”. However, everybody knows the song and it is quite popular. It has been chosen in the top 2000 best songs for quite a few years now. The Dutch version is loads better though imo

[DreamboatSkanky]

Poor Flappie! Poor Fluffy!

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[Kevin_Slattery]

You guys, I think he killed his dad.

[Emily_Townsend]

It has its own extensive dutch wikipedia page:

Flappie

[JimmyShelter]

This is really a either love it or really hate it type of song.

I hate it with the fury of a thousand burning suns.

[evilkolbot]

Flappie, Youp’s rabbit, goes missing on Christmas morning 1961. Youp wants to look for Flappie, but his mother stops him and tells him that if he is going to play nicely, he will get a treat. Eventually the whole family goes looking, Youp is just not allowed to enter the bicycle shed. In the evening, Youp’s father presents the rabbit as the main course during the Christmas dinner . The next day father is missing, whereupon Youp tells his mother that she is not allowed to enter the bicycle shed and if she is going to play nicely that she will get a treat.

Gotta love the Dutch.